Therapeutic Classification of drugs Flashcards
Provides structure to the body and protects internal organs
Skeletal System
supports the body and allows it to move
Muscular System
breaks down food and absorbs its nutrients
Digestive System
takes in oxygen and releases waste gases
Respiratory System
controls sensation, thought, movement, and virtually all other body activities
Nervous System
transports oxygen, nutrients, and other substances to cells and carries away wastes
Circulatory System
Medication are classified in Various ways:
- By chemical properties
- Route/mode of administration
- Biological system affected
*Therapeutic effects
aimed at making available and accessible, essential medicines of proven efficacy, safety and quality at affordable cost. Categorized and classified the drug terms.
PNDF- Philippine National Drug
2 types of Nervous System
- Central NS
- Peripheral NS
made up of the brain and spinal cord
Central NS
consists of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.
Peripheral NS
2 types of
1. General Anesthetic (A. ANESTHETIC)
- Inhalational agents
- Intravenous agents
the action of inhaling or breathing in
Inhalational agents
(nitrous oxide, halothane, isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane, most commonly used agents in practice today) are used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in the operating room.
Inhalational agents/Inhalation anesthetics
- Inducing agents (Intravenous)
- Thiopentone
- Propofol
- Benzodiazepines-slow acting (Intravenous)
- Diazepam
- Lorazepam
- Midazolam
- Dissociative anesthesia: (Intravenous)
- Ketamine
- Neurolept analgesia(Intravenous)
- Fentanyl
- Gas(inhalation)
-Nitrous Oxide
- Volatile Liquids: (Inhalation)
- Ether
- Halothane
- Enflurance
- Isoflurance
- Desflurance
- Sevoflurance